VIQ Solutions Inc.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Emma, and I will be your conference operator. Today, we are hosting a conference call to discuss the first quarter 2022 financial results for VIQ Solutions. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. For those that have dialed in, should you require any assistance during this call, please press star then zero on your touchtone phone. We will have a question and answer session at the end of the call, at which time all participants wishing to ask a question will be instructed to press star 1 and identify themselves before asking a question. Please limit yourself to one or two questions so that others may have a chance to ask questions. You may re-enter the queue. Your host today is Ms. Laura Kiernan, Head of Investor Relations for VIQ. Please go ahead.

Thank you, Emma. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to BIQ Solutions' first quarter 22 results conference call. Before we begin, I would like to point out that certain statements made on today's call contain forward-looking information subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors. For complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties facing BIQ, we refer you to the company's MD&A and other continuous disclosure filings, which are available on CDAR.com, As a reminder, all dollar amounts are in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated. Today's presenters are Susan Sommer, President and Chief Operating Officer of VIQ, and Alexi Edwards, Chief Financial Officer. Our CEO, Sebastian Paray, had a family emergency, and he will not be able to join us for the call today. Susan and Alexi will be able to answer all of the questions following the prepared remarks. I will now turn the call over to Susan Sumner to begin.

Thank you, Laura. And welcome to everybody to our first quarter earnings call for 2022. We are happy to be addressing you now, but the impact of the court's related COVID disclosures in our key regions seem to be behind us. While the predicted seasonality and closures impact March represents the first that the revenue is free from lockdown. It reflects the beginning of our recovery and the expectation.